Monday, March 1, 2010

As you are probably aware, the United States of America recently halted training for all our elite troops, particularly the Special Forces, Commandos and the Special Task Force.

The decision to stop all training activities in USA for officers and men of the Special Forces came after a damning statement by the former Commander of the Army, Ret. General Sarath Fonseka. Fonseka directly implicated the Special Forces in an alleged massacre of top ranking Tamil Tigers during the final phase of the war.

Though the Sri Lankan elite troops have ample training, experience and skill, the halting of training and recognition as candidates by US military schools is still a blow to the pride of our military officers and men who fought to eradicate terrorism from the face of the earth and rewrote the manuals on Counter Terrorist (CT) and Counter Insurgency (CI) during the course of it.

Among those young officers scheduled to be trained in US military schools in 2010 included a number of LRRP officers.

Not to be outdone, the Commander-in-Chief, President Mahinda Rajapakse has obtained opportunities for training for our elite troops with the Russian Spetsnaz or Special Forces training schools during a recent visit to Moscow. Sri Lankan troops are also receiving training in China.

DefenceWire's humble appeal to our expatriate readers, particularly those residing in USA is to campaign diligently to reinstate these training opportunities for our elite troops. This is in line with the recommendations of the Committee on Foreign Relations, December 2009. Page 17 of that report states:

The U.S. Congress should:1. Authorize the U.S. military to resume training of Sri Lankan military officials to help ensure that human rights concerns are integrated into future operations and to help build critical relationships.

Human rights awareness could be built-in to any future trainings of our elite troops by the United States. The current political tussles in Colombo or any diplomatic misunderstandings between Colombo and Washington D.C. have nothing to do with these officers who must be judged on the basis of individual and collective merit in the true war on terror.

487 comments:

I believe that US decided on the matter before the speech as it was reflected in US Senate hearings and the recent Kerry report. However, Fonseka's speech may have been the day they enacted the decision. While I agree that our brothers are going to loose good exposure, we have to make sure that SF training is not a bargaining chip Blake the Ape can use to usher Eelam.

I doubt this is related to Gonseka's sudden speech as Sam has pointed out.

Such action was planned under Congressman Leachy's reports and Kerry's Senate report.

Gonseka merely provided a ground to implement it with while also having the "higher morals" card played –suddha loves to lecture inferior natives.

Otherwise there would be no need for such action. This whole thing is greater punishment for destroying the LTTE/ending the war and defying the West so bluntly when they tried to save the LTTE. Blake in particular hates Gotabaya because “little brown man Gota” did not give Vice Roy Blake red carpet treatment (nor did he do the same for Milliband) so there are damaged egos involved as well.

The fact Gonseka denied it and this denial was ignored itself speaks volumes, as does the Wests unrestricted support for Gonseka.

Personally i do not think "foreign training" is such a big necessity, the current trained officers and experiences gained are invaluable, which no other nation has. We should hone and perfect them; already the knowledge gained from the US schemes has been used and expanded on by our soldiers who were deployed on the battlefield. They can be used to train further recruits and this should be one of the goals of the Military, I do not see why we must feel “foreign is best” –this is a major problem in Lanka itself and this mentality must change, not just for Military related issues.

[The decision to stop all training activities in USA for officers and men of the Special Forces came after a damning statement by the former Commander of the Army, Ret. General Sarath Fonseka. Fonseka directly implicated the Special Forces in an alleged massacre of top ranking Tamil Tigers during the final phase of the war.]

Would you state direct evidence for this? This is not an attempt to defend SF, just to make sure it is not an opinion. If he did it, I condemn that action.

For the statement below, I strongly urge Sri Lankan Americans to urge this with the condition that freedom of rights, speech, and security etc should be tied to this request. Sri Lanka should be made to earn this kind of training. There is lot of Anti American sentiments within the current government like the propaganda by Iranian regimes. Sri Lanka should show a clear path to progress without waste and corruption to receive good merit from developed nations. US must also demand transparency of Sri Lankan political leaders wealth (national and international) to ensure most of the aid given goes to the people of Sri Lanka and not to the pockets of few people.

[The U.S. Congress should:1. Authorize the U.S. military to resume training of Sri Lankan military officials to help ensure that human rights concerns are integrated into future operations and to help build critical relationships.]

Interesting how DW's stand shifted from pro SF to anti SF during last 3-4 posts.

US must also demand transparency of Sri Lankan political leaders wealth (national and international) to ensure most of the aid given goes to the people of Sri Lanka and not to the pockets of few people.

I thought that you are only a jerk. It seems that you truly want SL to be answerable to US in the same way Ranil was begging his western masters. For information of buffoon like you, I don't want anybody foreign power dictating terms on Sri Lankan government. The government shall be answerable only to the people of Sri Lanka, not to a foreign government in theway Wal Booruwa like you want.

There is a difference between what I make and what political groups make.

The Sri Lankan diaspora voice within USA is so effective to force SLG (SLPF/UNP/Whatever) to clean up their act.

Yes, Sri Lankan government is answerable to people of Sri Lanka. That is also the slogan used by corrupt politicians within Sri Lanka. It appear 'people of Sri Lanka' is unable to get the leadership they want for us to progress. Remember how 'People of Iraq' or 'People of Iran' have elected leaders in the past?

Sri Lanka's democracy is a joke and democratic values are only being used to defend foreign intrusions.

as you know the USA is HALF-HEARTED in creating trouble for SL misuing human rights, war crimes, etc. we can tilt the balance. demos, protests, etc. won't work.

best thing is to write to US strategic research inst.s, think tanks, govt agencies and SHOW to them the BENEFITS of training SL officers and DISADVANTAGES in not doing so. i'm sure US interests in SL will be SERIOUSLY compromised if russia and china enters the picture.

the south asian region is CRITICALLY important to the USA. but what chance it has to have a presence????? no chance.

the ONLY option is SL. there are already US strategic interests in SL like strategic/military communication facilities, the ability for US troops to land in SL with ease (2004), share CI and CT info (VITAL), share CI and CT experience, LONGEST open economic policies and consistency in policy. and the MORE US-friendly attitude of the ppl than in india, pakistan, bangladesh, etc.

at the end of the day, SL WOULD NOT HAVE LOST MUCH in terms of military training. US CAN be convinced to change this BS self-ridiculing policy.

gone are the days we wept near the closed door. now we use the open doors and windows instead!!!!

these BLOODY RACIST IDIOTS cannot think anything other than racism!!! shameful. fcuking shit!! how many racist parties are patronised by tamils??? they should give up racism and we should help them at least in SL.

Dumb patriots like you makes it difficult with your anti-USA attitude.

Dumb idiots like you and Ranil had made USA to wash their hands over our heads. If you want to be like that it is your problem. However, the vast majority of Sri Lankans don't want that to happen. A fumbduck like you parroting Ranil's policy will not work here since the majority of Sri Lankans don't like it. That is a democratic decision. Too bad if you don't like that since you have to wait until the next election to count your vote. Even then, I guarantee that nothing will happen in your dumb idea's favor since the majority of Sri Lankans are not spineless bastards like you.

sam, thanks for sharing. jotted down the following points from the island.lk article.

Jet squadrons and Mi 24 helicopter gunships carried out over 3,000 missions during Eelam War IV. Of them, some 1,900 targets were taken mostly in the Vanni theatre under difficult circumstances due to the presence of civilians. The SLAF also transported about a million personnel, airlifted about 10 million kgs and evacuated 21,000 casualties during this period.

The SLAF had lost 38 pilots during the entire war. Among them were several commanding officers including Wing Commander Shirantha Goonetilike, Commanding Officer of the No 2 squadron. Shirantha, the elder brother of the SLAF Chief, had been one of the first victims of surface to air missile attacks. Their father Harry Goonetilike, a former SLAF Commander, was among the honest top brass, who didn’t make money through fraudulent means.

The SLAF had lost about 25 per cent of pilots due to attacks and accidents. Although the loss of pilots and assets had been minimal during Eelam War IV, the SLAF had lost 62 aircraft during the entire war. The loss of several aircraft, particularly AN 32 transport aircraft during the Kumaratunga administration (95 and 96) was one of the worst periods in the war.

The SLN, too, received a tremendous support from the SLAF. The Sea Tigers received a heavy beating at the hands of the SLAF. According to SLAF headquarters, jet squadrons and Mi 24s destroyed 52 Sea Tiger craft, targeted enemy training facilities on 425 occasions and engaged 32 ‘artillery’ points.

The No 9 squadron established on November 23, 1995 with three choppers acquired on a wet lease basis from Ukraine subsequently grew to 14 machines over the years.During Eelam War IV, the squadron, had fired 19,762 80 mm rockets. Among the weapons available to the squadron were 23 mm twin barrel system and 12.7 mm Gatlin and 30 mm cannon. They also had 250 kg bombs. The squadron also caused considerable damage to the Sea Tigers.

He said that the 80 mm rockets with a three km range had a devastating effect on the LTTE.

Had Sri Lanka retained a jet capability after phasing out Hunting Percival jet provost MK 3 A and MiG 15 UTI and MiG 17 instead of going for Siai Marchettis and Pucaras, the LTTE wouldn’t have lasted over three decades. This shortcoming was similar to Sri Lanka’s unpardonable failure to acquire off-shore patrolling capacity to engage LTTE ships on the high seas.

the primary document must be in sinhala so that no abibuity exists and only a translated version can be used IF some idiots EVER try to implicate us by converting war heroics into 'war crimes'. we can always object on grounds of 'lost in translation'.

KDU undergrads must be taught "STRATEGY" with particular reference to this document.

On the other hand, what is the justification for further training of Sri Lankan soldiers in USA?

If the threat of LTTE has been wiped out, we should be in the mode of downsizing our forces and converting them to a productive civilian force.

Why not campaigning to convert out good soldiers as teachers?

Perhaps we should send some of them to USA to learn about teaching techniques that Sri Lankan teachers are hungry about. How about converting some of them as an Engineering force to built stuff well, not like half-assed roaded and bridges using Chinese intelligence?

Should the energy of expatriates be used for something positive for our future?

Some of the excess forces can be used for foreign missions with appropriate risks and make them train with other UN forces.

[the primary document must be in sinhala so that no abibuity exists and only a translated version can be used IF some idiots EVER try to implicate us by converting war heroics into 'war crimes'. we can always object on grounds of 'lost in translation'.]

You pay the Sinhala teacher lives down the street few thousand rupees and he will translate them for you easily.

If you want to protect them, do write them in language of choice, use encryption and a password protection accessible only to the loyal Sri Lankan forces.

IF nonsense come our way, we provide a CONTRARY translation. none of the jokers alleging war crimes have a good command of sinhala and they have to rely on translations. since the particular langauage is not found anywhere else, SL has an indirect hold on to that as well. to decide which translation is ture will be a never ending tussle!!!

but the most important thing is it allows MORE ground troops to be familiar with the strategy QUICKLY at a YOUNGER AGE than otherwise.

it was an infantryman who ultimately led the army to victory (whatever political jokes he play now), not a WESTPOINT graduated general.

i'm sure there are plenty of guys like that with POTENTIAL. while their english skills should be improved, it should not DELAY them understanding fully the winning strategy.

as for another GR..... that is a difficult ask. exceptional. but documenting the strategy helps bridge the gap.

It seems that your anti SL hatred filled two neuron brain can't distinguish MR and Sri Lanka. What is the connection between citizens against worshiping the west and where MR's kid goes to school? Think hard old fart, really hard before you write next time. Ok, lets see if this kalu-suddda can see this example. In your white master's land, you use a fork, a knife, and a plate made in China to eat a stake and salad. Does that amount to worshiping of China? Think little monkey think.

If you want to watch him play well, make sure you vote the other guy :)

["I have no time to waste on answering questions posed by politicians. I have an agenda and target even in politics like in Cricket. I have already attended 30 meetings in the Matara District only yesterday (March 1)."

This was the reply given by UPFA candidate for the April 8 Parliamentary Elections, Sanath Jayasuriya, the Sri Lanka cricketer, when ‘The Island’ sought his comment on a statement made by UNF leader, Ranil Wickremesinghe, that Jayasuriya will be unable to devote time for the ordinary people because of his involvement with cricket.

Wickremesinghe, who is the Leader of the UNP as well as Opposition Leader, had said that Jayasuriya will be involved in the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament from March 12 to April 25, and will not be even in Sri Lanka for the April 8 Parliamentary Election. He said: One cannot play cricket and also serve the people at the same time. What politics for Jayasuriya, although he is a popular cricketer. ]

[President to hand over country to educated youth - Nimalby Don Asoka Wijewardena

Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva revealed that President Mahinda Rajapaksa had formulated a plan to hand over the country’s future to the educated and courageous young generation after the parliamentary elections. The President had also realized the importance of the latent talent of the younger generation.]

I believe that having SLDF in trainings support their knowledge gathering too. In my opinion, US has been a failure in war against terror.

Some time back I heard the following story from a military rank.

"US has trained a group of SLDF including him. They are the kind that styay in jungles for weeks [not SF or LRRP tho, well, at least he never let me know that fact].

There was a question in the training. That is if you have confronted a group of armed soldiers in jungle, where you cannot recognize them in person or nationality, how would you make sure whether they are friend or foe?

Answers ranged in many such as checking codes, checking gestures etc. But the SLDF guys in the training have by experience found that none has worked for them.

In the extreme war conditions in SL, one traded item by traitors was passphrase or the code [may not apply for recent warfare]. If there was any conventional methods they are all countered by enemy and camaflage was one major technique they used to penetrate in SLDF camps. So SLDF guys laughed at the given solutions.

Then they mentioned several tricks that they use, some of which involve extreme recon, spying, following etc. Also methods that included rather brutal, violent and extremely unusual manuers, that sometimes left some even dead in friendly fire [yet saved many other camps/units from enemy in camaflage]. They were practical ways and they really have saved them for long.

In an year another group was sent on training. My friend checked and he found that course material was changed and SLDF ideas were pushed into it.

Who's the teacher and who's the student now?

Still I stand for foreign training and we need to get them going. The good thing is we will get better and full hearted training in Russia and China. Yet we need to get back with US in all platforms.

Though SLA was accused of numerous violations of HR by various organizations, it was SF who specifically mentioned the Special Forces. His rank and Command in the Army makes it an all the more damning a statement.

SK,

You are correct. US troops failed in Maduru Oya etc. but they have many processes and technology that can enhance our experience. Our Army cannot fight in high altitude mountainous regions, no ability to survive or maneuver in desert conditions, limited sea borne recon etc. These are some of the things US is now specializing in. We have to expose our officers and men to this cutting edge.

Agree. There are lots of things that we can gain, and it has helped in past.

In my opinion, US was another supporter [like China, India] of our war although "Oh" blake was in the other side. However that was the Bush times. The "Regime" Change in Washington has been pretty disadvantageous.

Nevertheless, we need to get back with them w/o betraying our dignity. There is no point of blaming US/West. We have our own enemies among us. SF story is the best example.

"He requested voters to vote for the ‘Rising Sun’ symbol of TULF and pointed out that the votes of the Tamils are being split by many political parties and independent groups contesting in the forthcoming parliamentary election."

how dumb??? isn't he part of that split?????

ASS is still a racist of TAMIL united liberation front, one out of 39 tamil racist politicial parties in the world.

"The Attorney General’s department (AG) is to file legal action on behalf of Belgium against an aide of General Sarath Fonseka (SF), who is wanted in that country over an illegal money transfer case, CID sources told Daily Mirror online."

we knews gonzeka to be a crook and his henchos too.

but now the FUN (UNF) is going all out bashing gonz. expect gonz's revenge.

DW[Our Army cannot fight in high altitude mountainous regions, no ability to survive or maneuver in desert conditions, limited sea borne recon etc. These are some of the things US is now specializing in. We have to expose our officers and men to this cutting edge.]

I see no use of this kind of training, perhaps my vision is narrower than yours. Where are we going to use this kind of training in the future?

one MAIN probelm with US guys is that they cannot think beyond COMBAT in war. now they are slowly coming out of this tunnel but no integrated plan. as a result what some sections of the USDF achieve is quickly destroyed by another section as we see in afghanistan.

engaging the community/ppl is an ESSENTIAL part of war. SL has mastered this.

US training should not reprioritise our priorities in war.

the SUCCESSFUL phase of our war (2006-2009) was driven by HUMANITARIAN considerations than US style conduct. in fact it is difficult to find comparables to the SL style combat methods.

re: mountain, desert, sea

from our pov, it is NOT the GEOGRAPHY that matters, its the HUMANS living in these regions!! they can help our SLDFs overcome geographic challenges.

if we can win a sizable number of them, GEOGRPAHIC considerations become LESS important. but traditionally USDFs focus fully on the geography they fail to factor in the HUMAN there. the US approach is SCREW THE MOUNTAIN AND SCREW EVERYONE. our approach is, LOVELY (difficult) MOUNTAIN (region) FRIENDLY PPL.

e.g. US troops "conquring" a mountaneous region will have to use complex systems to find out safe passages, terrorist hideouts. they have to airlift EVERYTHING including water, support staff, building materials, EVERY food item, EVERY medicine, doctors, etc.

SLDFs would rather make use of available resources, available hospitals (if not govt will build these for BOTH ppl and troops - emergency needs), get ppl to help out with pay in MOST support work, will face the same challenges faced by the ppl THE WAY THEY FACE THEM.

of course if we are talking about the andes or sahara (or similar), then we are clueless!!! but we don't need those skills.

ours is a DEFENSIVE force.

but sea recon - YES, a definite YES. and few more other skills like urban warfare, riot control, intel, technology use, intel sharing and WESTERN STYLE HUMAN RIGHTS protection in combat (at times it is ridiculous but unfortunately the world has to live with this.)

We have enough mountainous terrain in Sri Lanka. Anything from insurgency like JVP or foreign invasions like Brits in 1818 is possible. Therefore, we need our forces prepared for such warfare. On the positive side, the best mountain forces belong to Russia, China, and India. Therefore, learning won't be a problem. However, access to US technology is something worthwhile, we have to weigh in.

BTW, we should listen more to our internet based special force training specialist.

i propose promoting illegal kidney trade targeting their kidneys as they have no rights and fear of getting caught and jail terms would keep them quiet which is better than going to full scale war killing 100,000s of civilians over 3 decades!!!!! it is SO serious. only such means would deter them.

at the moment they are exploited for cheap labour and prostitution. it suits their needs too so it doesn't deter them but ENCOURAGES them.

would you tolerate some buggers illegally, without your knowledge visiting as they wish your home?????

"As inter-marriages among former LTTE members was a common phenomenon, the isolation and torture of female detainees is a classic demonstration of SLA terrorism in getting information and in subjugating the ones who fled the island."

if true, good thinking.

now this means LTTE is accepting that even those terrorists who fled the island are not safe anymore.

i remember many years ago a bloody idiot boasting about how it is impossible to get INFO from captured terrorists. there are more than one way to skin a cat.

We have enough mountainous terrain in Sri Lanka. Anything from insurgency like JVP or foreign invasions like Brits in 1818 is possible. Therefore, we need our forces prepared for such warfare. On the positive side, the best mountain forces belong to Russia, China, and India. Therefore, learning won't be a problem. However, access to US technology is something worthwhile, we have to weigh in.

BTW, we should listen more to our internet based special force training specialist.]

MosheSam inspired me to propose another military training idea.

We have enough tall Trees in Sri Lanka and lot of monkeys. Therefore, a monkey invasion of our pakisland is possible. Therefore I propose monkey training for our Troops in South American rain forest. There they will learn to jump from branches to branch also running up and down trees.

Anyone got any other possible ideas where our Troops can send to.

How about learn to ski with bullet proof wests and AK47?

The next earthquake in Indoneesia can cover the sky with ashes and will create snow mountains in Nuwara Eliya. Up country Tamils will then start an uprising. Having snow training for our Troops will come handy then.

we MUST recognize that our BIGGEST threat now is ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.]

Here is another invasion slowly happening in most part of Sri Lanka. Since Sinhalese are lazy laborers, most people are now hiring hill country Tamil workers from the central Sri lanka. For little as $60 per month, they will work from 6-6 with no complain. There are agents now supplying workers to needed area for a commission of $30. I know four such families with hill country Tamil workers. Some of them are now getting better contracts in development areas of NE. Soon, we will have an influx of migrant Tamils from South India for work.

This is totally expected with with Nobama's gutless spineless administration. this fool is not going to survive any more than one term . So stop fighting about this nonsense and use the training Russia and China provides .

actually I have a better idea , out elite soldiers should start a elite forces academy that will train the US forces for a high fee .. lmao (Seriously they need the training way more bad than our guys)

Dear fellow sakkili puligal brothers, sorry, but I had to ditch our people and flee the boat as I decided to look after my own arse (literally). The Indonesian guards loved my black, hairy, scraggy Tamil arse and offered me about $100 to "service" their whole camp and so I left.

I am now getting reamed and rammed ....and being a racist, separatist-violent Tamil ponnaya, I love every minute of it.

Sorry brother, don't be mad that I first asked that you suck my dick and THEN asked if you would like my dick in your arse - maybe you like the sequence changed?

Anyway, you said

"Soon, we will have an influx of migrant Tamils from South India for work"

Well that is how your mother came to this Chingalam's land you told me I remember. After she came to "work" by opening her legs for the white trash in SL, she met your father who was a cross carrying, white frock wearing boozer. Well they married (not really, but let's say they did) and viola, you were born!

So, Pakis-Pundey, you are right.... I also urge my Chingalam friends to be careful of who they let into the country - as easily that can give rise to a mutated-whoredog breed (as in your case ah?)

Also I have not seeing Sam or any other stating that SL shud declare war agaisnt west. My idea was to get the foreign relations back on track w/o loosing our dignity I have seen most others agree for same.

And this shows how little your colored eyes and goldfish brain can understand, and how little tolernt you are.

BTW, you made our day, by suggesting to train Special Forces using google. In fact all what you need is a DSL connection. Maybe you should write "Learn yourself Special Forces in 21 days"

May be he is downloading "Learn yourself Special Forces in 21 days." Hey Pakis Butt, we have absolutely no problem in the future except for somebody taking over our resources in SimCity. Lets train our soldiers to use the Nintendo Wii. Why waste our valuable resources with real training. As I said, I will agree on every word from you now onwards. You are a true military genius.

[Out of boredom] still adding some more into Pakis Buruwa's idea of training SLDF [notably SF] using internet.

While we were closing in K'nochci those days, I came up with following idea of writing a game called Virtual Eelam.

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[From an old post]

How about making a game site called "Eelam" in order to help thehealing process of our diaspora souls after we knock out pussycats.

In that game, there are buttons [named TRO etc] to donate yourdollar/euro of virtual money [can make it real money in arcade gameparlors, but in PC it is virtual] and then you keep on watching howLTTE take on virtual SLDF. You can have v57th et al as opponents. Moreyou donate more weapons are bought and more vSLDF are killed. Thereare extra tabs like peace talks, assassinations, suicide operations,TAF, etc and you can even take part in the planning and activation ofthem.

Also you can provide functionality to abduct children from familiescalled call vTamils.

As a popular request you will have to support earth digging, tunnelmaking and bund making features.

Oh hell. This idea can go even further.

You can donate your own vChild. Something that these buggers willNEVER do in reality.

Guys what a hit. Second life will get another life if we do this.

Most importantly we can sell it as a healing SW for the mental asylumsof canada, aus etc soon.

Yes sir, yes sir since your genius says so. I guess that "Learn yourself Special Forces in 21 days by Pakis Buruwa" may not be a hot sell in Sri Lanka since there is no need to maintain/train our forces.

Former Chairman of the Export Development Board Rohantha Athukorala says Sri Lanka’s exports have lost 1,000 billion rupees in 2009 due to the global economic crisis.

Referring to Central Bank data, Athukorala, a marketer by profession, said export earnings declined by 12.9 percent in 2009 which amounts to a loss of US$ 7,084.5 million, almost thousand billion in rupee terms.

Athukorala made these observations in an article published last Monday in The Island Financial Review. ]

good if true. this proved tamil 'nationalism' is directly linked to not colonising the north. that is what we should be destroying!!!

"“Sri Lanka government is actively engaged in colonizing the Vanni districts of Mannaar, Mullaiththeevu and Ki’linochchi with the families of armed force personnel and Sinhalese people,” Suresh Premachandran, former Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian and one of the TNA candidates contesting Jaffna electoral district, said in a press briefing held Wednesday at his Jaffna office.

Suresh PremachandranSuresh Premachandran also said that Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) had invaded many acres in Mannaar where a big SLN base is being built. He accused the government for its elaborate plan to colonize the area with the families of armed force personnel and Sinhalese civilians."

"As the Sanskrit or Pali / Prakrit diction has nothing to offer more than the geographical meanings standing for the island of Ramayana epic and the meridian of astronomical calculations passing through Ujjayini, the chances of Langkaa meaning any island originating fro Indo-Aryan family of languages is very remote.

Noting usage and distribution of the word, many scholars believe that it is a Mundari word originating from the Austro-Asiatic family of languages."

austro-asiatic has close connection with tamil!!!

lanka is an indo-aryan word meaning BEAUTIFUL - "alankara".

no matter how hard they try, they cannot prove that sinhala is not an indo-aryan language. it is an established fact. and MOST SL names have indo-aryan origins.

"Former Sri Lankan cricket captain and opposition member Hashan Tillakaratne was questioned by the police and his house searched in connection with investigations against former army chief Sarath Fonseka on Wednesday.

Fonseka was arrested on February 8 for conspiracy and treason and is in military custody.

A top officer of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) told HT that they had information that Tillakaratne was harbouring Fonseka’s son-in-law, Danuna Tillekeratne, who is on the run from the police for several days now.

UNP should dump minority powers, RW and other cronies, make it appealing for younger and progressive Sri Lankans and run with an agenda to elliminate corruption and FAT politicians with their relatives.

If they can do an Obama like campaign, they can get rid of thugs and thieves ruining Sri Lanka.

1. the sucessful UNP strategy should be to amass all minority groups (tamil, muslim, upcountry tamil).

this is about 25% of the voters.

this was a given a few decades ago. not anymore. these groups have formed their OWN parties and an INCREASING number of minority voters (outside the NE) have forgotten racial divisions and identify with the COMMON MAN.

NE does not matter bcos UNP loses in NE anyway at a GE!!!! this is why all UNP "good work" for the tamils (2001-2004) ended up UNAPPRECIATED.

2. ALLOW enough corrupt opportunities to AS MANY PPL as possible.

this was the strategy in 1977, 1988 and 2001.

in 2001 they overdid it. they promised tax relief for all the tax fraudsters b4 the election.

3. project as better economic managers to the rest of the voters.

if the general economic conditions are bad, it favours the UNP.

since in ANY society the COMMON MAN is the deciding factor at elections, a party that is NOT standing for the common man cannot do well. BUT this can be overcome by deception and making use of the opponent's mistakes.

MANY UNP families have migrated. WORSE, MANY MORE existing UNP families' children are migrating. this will be a HUGE loss for the UNP in time to come. it naturally strengthens the parties for the common man. IF the division of the COMMON MAN's vote base can be stopped, the MAIN aprty standing for the common man has a great future by default.

the most important election in SL is the PE. come to think of it, SLFP won 4 PEs consecutively. UNP only 2. out of that 1 was under TERRIBLE election fraud. this is the trend for the future.

if UNP breaks up parties standing for the common man, it will succeed. getting the JVP to back a joker who is an american citizen does the opposite!!!!

IF SL gets too close to china, india with strong permanant economic links, it means UNP govt.s will collapse soon. it is a fact that NO UNP govt can match chinese and/or indian economic contribution to SL (in future) with peanuts from the WEST. US gave SL 3.5 bn over 60 years while china gave almost the entirety in just 2 years.

the DANGER of the MR admin to the UNP is that MR creates an anti-UNP INFRASTRUCTURE using economic strings that is almost impossible to overcome in the LONGTERM.

there is another side. govt is using tax/subsidy/priority sectors to screw top UNPers (very few and migrating out of SL) while favouring the common man (more votes). the danger is when UNP comes to power (definitely with the help of the common man, they CANNOT come to power otherwise), it GOT TO screw the common man in order to give benefits to UNPers. this means govt change!!!!

IF the executive presidency is abolished, it will be almost impossible for the UNP to hold on to power even if it wins the GE.

[[UNP should ... make it appealing for younger and progressive Sri Lankans and ...]

Naaki hampada samaajavaadiyekuge panivudayak.

In 1977 the so called progressive revolutionist reached oblivion as public bumped them into the cess pit.

Then they hid in teh shade of patriotism and continued [JVP] but recently the patriots in JVP broke away leaving the obsolete hampada theorists naked. This is an election where those remaining "preaching patriot hidden socialist" JVP to meet their predecessors, after being flushed into toilet pit.

Well those who migrated long ago still think taht this is teh glory of socialists, but in SL they're as good as extinct.

Sooo, there are no more "progressive" ppl of your kind. Maybe you can return and take up the remaining position for a hardcore socialist. That is in the section "Extinct Animals" in Dehiwala zoo.

To: LTTE=RW=TNA=SF whores, including the Paki-Parrot Amma-Huka here who loves to worship the west by suck white-dicks:

How do you like this news? Now you whores who wished to see Sri Lanka collapse to Hell in the post-LTTE terrorist war, doesn’t this kind of news make you go fcuking Bonkers and want to fuck your own LTTE whore Tamil amma up her arse?

China emerges as Sri Lanka's top lender in 2009

COLOMBO (AFP) – China has emerged as Sri Lanka's biggest single lender in 2009, overtaking the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, the treasury said Wednesday. China lent 1.2 billion dollars to build roads, a coal power project and a port in the island's south last year, more than half the total of 2.2 billion dollars in foreign aid in 2009. Project loans accounted for 1.9 billion dollars of the total, with another 279.6 million dollars in grants, the treasury said ahead of the 2010 budget.

"[TamilNet, Thursday, 04 March 2010, 01:30 GMT]While Colombo plans allotting lands for ‘retired’ Sinhala army personnel in the so-called 'resettlement' schemes of Tamil North and East of the island of Sri Lanka (JAYA WEWA!!, China and India compete in proving who is the best facilitator of Colombo in its demographic onslaught (LOVELY!!!, Eezham Tamils circles said. China has emerged as Sri Lanka’s biggest single lender in 2009, revealed Colombo sources adding that China’s top aid to the North was spent particularly on creating conducive environment for Colombo’s occupying armed forces there(EVEN BETTER). India is already helping Colombo’s communication strategies disrupting Tamil demographic contiguity (OH BABY!!!. In the meantime, relieving Colombo from Western pressure, Indian envoy in Colombo said Sri Lanka could export more garments to India under Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.(I'M LOVING IT!!)

Tamils sources also said that a proposed World Bank aid for taking census in the North and East has already evoked calls from the south that the number of Tamil parliamentary constituencies has to be now reduced, citing population decrease in the Tamil homeland since 1981." ( WOW!!!

Well, there is 1 hour service at the passport office that is for sure. Here is how it works.

YOu go there and talk to an agent outside. YOu give him some money. Then he will put you in charge with a fake Attorney in the tea shop. He will fill the applications for you, get your photos. Then the agent call the people in the passport office, they will come and pick up the info, give you the passport in about an hour.

You bribe $100, the law is on your side.

Otherwise, you will have to wait in line for few hrs, listen to the whining of the people at the passport office who are the laziest people on planet think they own the government and you etc.

Renewing or issuing a passport is one of the simplest jobs in the world and if we can't do it efficiently, forget the rest.

You are a pathological liar. There is absolutely no need to bribe anybody in the passport office for anything. One of my cousins got his passport in 1-hr and I was there with him. One place issues a receipt and you pay money at the other counter. Now, don't ask me if it took 1-hr or 59 minutes or 1hr 30 minutes. The bottom line is that you can get it in the same day. I came home with great appreciation for their services. My country may have lots of things to iron out, however I will never stoop to the levels a bastard like you go to discredit my country.

Your hatred towards the land you were born has made you a pathological liar. I thought that you are just a ViCoSa idiot. You are lot more than that. You are combination of a bastard, buffoon, and a pathological liar.

It is one thing to criticize with in reason and a totally different thing to fabricate stories to discredit the land you were born. You do the latter and I will not spare anything for your class of Patta Vesige Puththu.

What exactly is about an ego when it is about disputing blatant lies from a bastard like you? I have seen a few low life scum like you in the past who are ever willing to defecate on the very same nation who made you something. That is a proverbial bastard.

You are carrying a gun with anger and trying to kill anyone disagree with you.

Have peace in mind and learn to smile.

You don't have to guard Sri Lanka with your gun. We survived thousands of years without pseudo patriots like you.

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The Grama Sevaka in the suburb came to me and asked money for the temple community was building. He said they need money for the store room and they built it from my honestly earned $$. This year I went to see him, he pretended he doesn't know me. I asked him, do you know who I am and he said yes. The guy was occupying the room I built for the community and have forgotten who paid for it.

On the background I heard the song in the radio --- me sinhala apage ratai..

This is not an isolated story. I can fill up the space here with stories like that.

2 more aircrafts to 'Mihinair' that devoured Rs. 3200 million within a year PDF Print E-mailThursday, 04 March 2010 14:53altThere is an attempt to buy two more aircrafts to 'Mihinair' which had been closed down after losing Rs. 3200 million in one year. According to Flight Global and aviation news two Xian MA60 manufactured in China are to be bought for 'Mihinair' this year.

Member of Southern PC Sajin Vas Gunawardene, a very close associate of the President was appointed the chief administrator of 'Mihinair' launched secretly by the President without even a cabinet paper. During his administration in the year 2008 the company had to return the aircraft that had been leased as the lease had not been paid causing 'Mihinair' to suspend all operations. At the end of this period the company had lost Rs. 3200 million of public money.Later, another Rs. 6000 million was allocated to 'Mihinair' by the budget of 2009 on mediation of the President. Accordingly, the company was re-launched. During this second period the daily loss of the company was a million. According to a report issued on 15th January, 2009 the number of passengers flying 'Mihinair' was only 23% of its seating capacity. The airline wasted 50 air hours every day and TransAsia Airways had to be paid US$ 2890 per day.Billions of rupees are being wasted to lift 'Mahinda' to the air and Sajin Vas Gunawardene has been parachuted to the South. The 'Mihinair' story is being replayed with new actors but with the same theme. The government has launched an airline with the money of the general public who has no buses or trains for their transport. While the masses are wasting their time and energy on the roads without a proper transport system the government congratulates itself shouting "the sky is ours." This is how a report on anticorruptsl.com web site reported this fraud.

"We were sold this fantastic idea that Lanka Logistics purchased all the military procurement and now we are told the army commander can buy anything less than 25 million. But can someone tell me how many planes, tanks, multi- barrel rockets and guns did Danuna Tilekeratne supply to the army? May be the answer is NONE. And i bet the President's relatives supplying everything from computers to the govt, Getting Wifi internet license and been local agents to Katunayaka Expressway project is only a co-incidence.'

Who said that the corruption is not there? Who said that SF is a traitor because he pilfered money? He is a traitor for trying to frame our soldiers of 58th and Shavendra Silva for bogus war crimes. I don't expect a wal vesa balla like you to understand this. However this whole thread as Defencewire started is exactly on that issue.

"Some recent 'abductions' of Eezham Tamil refugees who have come to Tamil Nadu after the war may have connections to orchestrated efforts in silencing war crime witnesses, allege informed media circles in Chennai. Within the last one month, a special group of people, released from the detention camps of Colombo, was sent to Tamil Nadu to carry out certain specific tasks, the sources said adding that the group includes some former LTTE members of key positions and those who were employed in the former Tamil Eelam civil administration, including the police.

Recently, a doctor, having knowledge of war crimes was abducted in Tamil Nadu, allegedly by some belonging to the said group, accompanied by Indian intelligence operatives, the Tamil Nadu media sources further revealed."

unless you have some time to waste, steer clear of our parrot friend.]

There is this saying in our culture - when you get devil to do your work, devel get you at the end.

Those who hired SF to do the dirty work were short sighted.

SF is not a condom, he is a devil. Hope everyone learn a lesson or two out of it.

Moshe, you just showed you also have two brain cells. If you can't deal with me since you are not capable, you try to brain wash others to follow you. This is how you do frog in the well culture and parrots like you are very good at doing it.

I am changing my views on Sri Lanka from now onwards.

Sri Lanka is the paradise in the world. We have the perfect democracy, most transparent and capable leaders in the world, the HR rights are impeccable. We have highways byways that can take us to heaven. The bus services are excellent, the air is very clean to breathe, and the list goes on.

the other day when i was jogging an orphaned puppy came after me. it was very tempting to show some kindness, but i refrained. IF i had shown any kindness by showing ANY interest, it would have wasted heaps of my time.

the BEST punishment to a friendless creature is to LET HIM BE!!!!! but those who have overflowing kindness in their hearts (when this overflow happens) may chat to this LONELY FRIENDLESS CREATURE.

sometimes he talks to the mirror image and sometimes to a photo of himself!!!!

“The time has come the Walrus said to talk of many things -of sailing ships and sealing wax and —whether pigs have wings.” Lewis Carroll, Walrus and the Carpenter.

So with the Tamil Leaders! After years of politically representing and leading the NE Tamils, with the external assistance of the Diaspora, the Tamil Leaders have now led the marginalized NE Tamils to an arid future. In the 2010 Presidential Elections, NE Tamil leaders- betting with an unerring certainty on the wrong horse- converted an already dispirited people into an irrelevancy.

It was the devil’s electoral deal struck with General Fonseka that did it. General Fonseka was the commander of the Sri Lankan army, mandated to defeat the LTTE. He successfully achieved his mission and was nationally recognized. But, there were the gravest doubts whether he achieved his mission justly. In the last days of the war (17th-19th May) “the Tigers were completely and tightly encircled and their doom was certain. A little patience would have avoided needless and extreme civilian suffering and death.” (New York Times- 21/ May/ 2009, page 9).

Over 20,000 Tamil civilians were estimated killed in the three months, exceeding by five times, the civilian carnage inflicted by Prabhakaran over three years. Events of the last few weeks are graphically depicted in the US State Dept’s and the UTHR (J)’s reports. It was at this time that the wife, medico- daughter and 12 year son of Prabhakaran were done away with, like the Czar’s family by the Bolsheviks. Subsequently, Gen Fonseka boasted that he had given orders that those surrendering with white flags were to be shot. After the victory, he incarcerated the entire population of the Wanni as collective punishment. There were 300,000 of them- all Tamils- dumped in foetid prison camps and he wanted another 100,000 soldiers to manage these camps. (There is irony in the General protesting his post-election ” five star hotel arrest” for one night).

President Rajapakse refused the General’s request, causing the first rift between the two. Credible evidence has now emerged of the General’s criminal, exchange control breaches. It was with this General, one who wanted the Tamils to get back to India , that the Tamil leaders struck their electoral deal- with no mention of devolution, 13th amendment or NE re-merger in the deal. Kural (570) says, ” Tyranny, that allies itself to fools and charlatans, / Is the only burden under which the earth groans: there is nothing other besides.” Fortunately, the South, with common sense, saved the NE Tamils from utter annihilation, had the General won the Presidential election. NE Tamils are the modayas.

The deal struck between the TNA and the General was a Himalayan blunder, falling into the same category, as the Communist Party of India not permitting their leader- Jyoti Basu – to be the Prime Minister of India when it was his for the taking, and the Nazi- Soviet pact concluded in 1939.

The 2010 Presidential election result has to make the NE Tamils come to terms with one reality. President Rajapaksa’s victory was a Pan-Rural Sinhala triumph with no NE Tamil input into the equation. President Rajapakse, could, if he now wishes, totally ignore the NE Tamils, and there is nothing the NE Tamils could do about it, except bleat. “Having painted themselves into a corner, NE Tamils complain of being cornered” acidly wrote Sivathasan, in a perceptive op-ed published in the Island

End Of Two Dynasties In The South The 2010 Presidential elections ended two dynasties in the South. One was the Bandaranaike dynasty. Its last representative, Chandrika Bandaranaike, supported the General. Even her pocket borough electorates, Attanagalla and Dompe voted 60% against her. There will be no more Bandaranaikes in power in the near future, as there will be no Kennedys’ within the power structures of Washington DC . The second dynasty to end was the Senanayake- Jayawardena one. As will be explained later, its last representative- Ranil Wickremesinghe-, though of excellent presidential material, has no credible chance of gaining power in the future.

A Rising Son From The Deep South.The 2010 Presidential Elections have the following consequences. 1. President Rajapakse will hold office for another 6 1/2 years. 2 Within this period, there will, at least, be two Parliamentary Elections, the first being in April 2010. 3. In the 2010 Parliamentary elections, there is the possibility, if cards are played right, of the leading NE Tamil Party having the largest contingent of parliamentarians it ever had, of 22-25. In 2011, there will be a population census, followed by a Delimitation Commission. NE Tamil will lose between 3-6 seats in the post-2010 Parliament because of a decline of population.

The 2010 Parliamentary Elections will be held under the prevailing electoral system of proportion and weightage for the smaller parties. Whatever the dimensions of the electoral victory of the Presidential Election, since the Parliamentary Election will be held under a different system of computing, it will be most unlikely that any Party will gain a 2/3rd’s majority nor even a simple majority. In short, the largest party will have to scout around for coalition partners: jumbo Cabinets will continue. The possibility is that the governing Party will gain 100-95 seats, the UNP 70-65 seats and the JVP 10-8 seats. (The UNP has conceded that the governing Party will be the largest: their concern is to prevent it getting a 2/3rds majority). Depending on the sophistication of the election approach of the NE Tamil Parties, they could well be a significant third Party, with an attractive seat portfolio of 22-25.

As stated, the post-2010 Parliamentary Election will also be held under the presidency of President Rajapakse. In foreign relations, the Russia- Iran- Pakistan- Sri Lanka- Myanmar-China linkages will continue and get stronger. Sri Lanka is no longer a dot in the Indian Ocean but a major player in a new, Eurasian international arrangement, and, a critical, strategic, transportation location for energy supply toChina, which is scheduled to surpass the US as the largest economy by 2030. (This is a rebuffing of the MacIinder, geo-political sea lane theory of the 19th century, now applied to the 21st). It is not in the interest of any country in this supply chain, to permit a regime change in Sri Lanka . There is also a possibility of the Putin Model being applied, i.e. President Rajapakse entering Parliament as Prime Minister, at the end of his second term. In short, the newly emergent Rajapakse power centre of the Deep South will become a dynasty, replacing the two moribund ones. It will last at least 25 years. If this were to happen, NE Tamils, if they are led by their NE Tamil Parties’ thinking and they acting within their existing, dated paradigms and continuing with their traditional “friends”- are facing a continuous exile from power for another ten years (at least) and possibly twenty five years.

Turn Round For NE Tamils: A Rebranding Required. In this bleak emerging scenario, the militarily defeated NE Tamils, if they are not to follow the path adopted by the Veddahs- that of refusing to face realities and determinedly pursue dated technology and hunting economic modes, should- instead of re-arranging the deck chairs when the Titanic is sinking- immediately, craft a turn around strategy. If it adopts a fresh branding strategy there will be hope for them. There are refreshing signs that fresh thinking is prevailing. One of the first steps in a turn round is creative destruction.

The TNA has done it. It has undertaken a purge, on a scale no other political Party has ever attempted in Sri Lanka . Political pornographers, quislingams, boycotters, left-wing hallucinators, President Counsel aspirants, Katunayake roaders, flotsam and jetsam, debris and detritus, have all been swept away, though some atrophied individuals yet remain. Although the TNA made a mistake with the Fonseka agreement, it has now emerged stronger for the purge and has become the main and significant force to represent the NE Tamils. The TNA is the SLFP of the NE Tamils.

The 2010 Parliamentary Elections.The forthcoming Parliamentary elections give a providential opportunity for an effective turn around strategy. There are two forms of election to Parliament, the first, direct, the other, through the national list. The national list depends on the total overall number of votes obtained. There is also a bonus seat given to the Party that obtains the maximum number of seats in a district. The number of elected members and the number of slots to be nominated for NE Provincial districts are,( the number of slots is in brackets), Jaffna 9 (12), Vanni 6 (9), Batticoloa 5 (8), Digamadulla 7 (10) Trincomalee 4 (7). While maximising the number of winning candidates, the leading NE Tamil party should be able to obtain the Jaffna, Vanni, Batticoloa bonus seats and, with effort, the Trincomalee one. Colombo district has 19 elected and 22 slots for nomination. There was one NE Tamil in the dissolved Parliament.

The TNA should be able to get two elected and gain a substantial vote that would give it a third national list slot. (Presently it has two). By careful management of the campaign, the TNA would be able to harvest 22-25 Members of Parliament.

Mahinda Chinthanaya. President Rajapakshe has let it be known that he would like to reduce the size of the next Cabinet. The existing Jumbo Cabinet was the result of low parliamentary numbers of the governing Party at the beginning of its governance. It did not have enough numbers to even get its own member as a Speaker: the Speaker was elected from the opposition. In the meanwhile, the Rajapakshe government has turned out to the strongest government Sri Lanka ever had. It ended a “unwinnable” war and made a radical change in foreign policy.

Those of the West, which opposed the government, are ‘restudying’ the issue; the suspension of GSP+ will not be made effective. The government was able to strengthen its power by winning over members from varied opposition parties, attracting them with ministerial positions. If the Cabinet is to be reduced, the Party that could deliver over twenty members would be very attractive to President Rajapakshe. If this party works within the Mahindana Chinthanaya, that party has it made.

TNA To Grab The Opportunity . As already argued, the NE Tamils are speedily moving towards irrelevance. If this backward movement is not stopped, their descendants are on their way to becoming Veddhas. NE Tamils are not in a position to make demands, ( Thimpu Principles, self-determination, NE merger, are, for now, so much pie in the sky); NE Tamils can only draw attention to promises.

The Mahinda Chinthanaya does offer many promises. Under the section on Provincial Councils, The Mahinda Chinthanaya states “I will re-establish the Northern Provincial Council under the 13th amendment, with immediate effect.” (Page 54). Further on, it adds, ” I will seek the assistance of Provincial Councillors of the Northern Province to expedite and strengthen the Northern Development programme that seeks to upgrade living standards of the Northern population and ensure sustainable development.”

There are various other promises strewn in the Mahinda Chinthanaya which should be mined. The TNA with over twenty members, being at the table and working with the governing Party, and, incidentally reciprocally strengthening it, is the only hope for NE Tamils to gain a modicum of self-respect.

Conclusion NE Tamils, living in this country, have to decide what is best for them. Those living in foreign countries are not their role models or judges. It is left to NE Tamils to capitalise on this opportunity- never to be repeated- or blow it, leading to disastrous results. In the latter event, there will be no one to be their saviour.

Prologue“Moses, after years of slavery of his people in Egypt, led them to the promised land, with the help of external assistance, that of God. After wandering all over the Middle East , he staked his people’s homeland in the only area where there was no oil. ”

[anyway no point sam or anyone else wasting time trying to SALVAGE our parrot friend. he is just parroting what LTTE losers say. nothing original.]

Very true.

Same garbage he keeps regurgitating. Sure sounds like an aresehole lacking any formal or advance education. His knowledge is very limited to "National Concerns" on petty stuff (like potholes on roads, bus services, thuggery, etc. just to name a few areas).

This idiot reminds me of one "David Blacker" whorebitch who I used to castrate in DA first and then DW later. That bastard was of mixed parentage of Burgher and Tamil (nothing wrong in that per se) and was a rabid "selective" racist and was staunchly anti-Sinhela, anti-Sinhela-Buddhist, pro-Church, pro-Tamileelam (but not necessarily pro-LTTE), pro-west to the point of kissing the anus of Suddhas AND as he had done a short stint in the SLA, he thought that gave him the license to insult Sinhelas and Buddhism in these blogs.

Boy o Boy, did I ever enjoy castrating that uneducated whore-bitch and it was easy to do so as he lacked not only a formal education but knowledge of macro-complexities, etc. that one gets from working in the "corporate world."

The point is, I would say that bugger was the mirror image of this Parrot Pakis whoredog!

Take this Parrot-Pakis out and put someone with a better knowledge/education if you want to give us proud (and "well-entrenched" "well-established")(and I am being modest here when I select my words) SL Patriots a fight based on "salient points" and not old-spinsters' or penny-laborers’ gossip/hearsay.

Poor lady, but isn't it her son's responsibility to migrate in a proper manner, I mean on the basis at least that he is the only supporter of teh mom. These ppl always like backdoors and this is the pay.

I really get some fun to see every time the Aus/Canada/EU/US ppl clash with illegal tamil migrants and asylum granted tamil thugs.

Take this Parrot-Pakis out and put someone with a better knowledge/education if you want to give us proud (and "well-entrenched" "well-established")(and I am being modest here when I select my words) SL Patriots a fight based on "salient points" and not old-spinsters' or penny-laborers’ gossip/hearsay.]

If you replace gas guzzling vehicles some of these un productive ministers drive, we can cool the planet faster.

[Environment Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said yesterday that about 300 trees had to be destroyed to produce the number of posters being put up by each of the candidates to sustain their greed for power. ]

This is how stupid governs the stupid. I am sure parrots here will hail her.

[The late SLFP (M) Wing Deputy Leader Sripathi Sooriyarachchi’s wife, Dilrukshi Sooriyarachchi has created a world record by becoming a member of three political parties within 48 hours.

Dilrukshi resigned from the SLFP (M) Wing on the 2nd blaming party leader Mangala Samaraweera for destroying her husband’s political career. She joined the UNP and decided to contest the election as one of the party’s coordinators for the Gampaha District.

However, after meeting the President yesterday (4), she decided to take the membership of the SLFP. Dilrukshi had then called UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasruiya and informed him that she was resigning from the UNP and was joining the SLFP to support the President.]

"But a UN Secretary General is not entire the slave of the member states: he or she has an independent moral duty and diplomatic role. And if Ban Ki-moon couldn't do anything, why did he travel to Sri Lanka and then issue proclamations that he would follow up on accountability for war crimes, and reconciliation?" commented ICP's Matthew Lee.

French Ambassador to UN, Gerard AraudAraud said that there was a sense of relief that the Sri Lankan government killed off the LTTE. The price for civilians was high, he said, perhaps too high, ICP reported.

thank you india. remember the days when these assclowns did the dravidistan project trying to break up india??? when they put tar on hindi letters calling it the anti-hindi campaign??? remember the anti-brahmin campaign??? remember killing rajiv????

[French Ambassador to UN, Gerard AraudAraud said that there was a sense of relief that the Sri Lankan government killed off the LTTE. The price for civilians was high, he said, perhaps too high, ICP reported.]

This is something of concern for IC since they have to be sensitive on civilian causalities. We as Sri Lankans including none LTTE Tamil may not care about that too much since it is we know the headache of LTTE.

The relief of wiping off LTTE has however faded due to election fiasco with SF.

Again I stress, SF has been created and not managed by our leadership.

They short-sightedly covered up for this SF bringing the Naiton into Jaws of a Devil and then later Inidan Invation sanctioned by greate foreign humanists. They appointed a criminal for Army commander risking the security of the Nation.

I have another problem with MR.

Why it is so hard to remove these cutouts?

Why it is so hard to apprehend the ministers who violates election law? Some of them attack their own party members and contestants but still there is no apprehension?

Do not tell me UNP is doing the same thing. They do. They started, but You, MR, start up the cleaning.

There is no auspicious time to inaugerate law and order. This is the best time, Mr President.

You will have 2/3 and even more if you start applying law and order for your party first.

Still I wish 2/3 for MR. That is the only hope, at least to find out whether he is serious about cleaning Sri Lanka.

I am not asking him to jeapordise every thing he has won for Sri Lanka by being reckless but he needs to take calculated risk to establish law and order.

What about the Opposition. Or it is shameful to even think about them.

Moshe your article about coast guard is timely. This is a must that should be manned with non-corrupted people who are conscientious about duty to country and people.

As a Member of Parliment of Maharagama speaks about special problems and needs of Maharagama people I do appreciate Ananda Sangari representing and standing for his constituency. However, he has gone too far and is going against for One Sri Lanka- One People with many tongues and creeds policy.

I hope that MR will handle pressure arising from India and Separatist elements.

To silence and eradicate separatism and Federalism, MR needs three of development of infrastructure and policies through out the country.

When think about politicias like Mangala, Ranil and Siripathi I think MR is of rare breed no matter how strong criticism I have against him.

The voters also have a role of cleaning Sri Lanka as just MR or Just voters cannot accomplish this complex task.

However, what my bro PriyaS and I am missing right now is the next gang-bang you promised us with your daughters Anushka and Shani and this time it was going to be rough S&M sex while you Dad were going to make a movie-for-profit.

Got to run...it is Friday evening in my area of the sandbox and there is a new LTTE Tamil whore in town and she is showing how she swallows swords. Simply couldn't miss that show could I...so got to scram!

Chaps, here is what those blackballed bastards at BBC are saying about Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao upcoming visit:

But many feel that Colombo could listen to gentle pressure from Delhi.

Last week Mrs Rao was struggling to rebuild a rapprochement with India's bitter rival, Pakistan.

Her visit to Sri Lanka will be an entirely different matter.

Despite historical baggage, such as an ill-fated Indian military intervention 20 years ago, India now regards its small southern neighbour as one of its very closest allies.

The feeling is mutual. Colombo bitterly rejected diplomatic pressure from Western countries when they criticised its tactics in its all-out military crushing of the Tamil Tiger rebels last year.

These BBC buggers thought they were such big shots telling us how to run our affairs. Now all their bluster has been reduced to hoping for 'gentle pressure' from India. It will be a cold day in hell before we listen to white trash like Brown and Milliband.

“Special Panel on Sri Lanka uncalled for and unwarranted” – President to Ban Ki-moon

This comes from the very same person as a HR lawyer in the 1980'swho took flight to Geneva seeking a UN panel to investigate violations of the Premadasa Govt.

It may not happen now but i bet in time the Gang of Four will face the wrath of the Sri Lankan public (as it is always the case)before the IC/UN.

Is it treachery to stand for the independence, freedom and security of an oppressed nation, which they feel is under military subjugation and suppression? Is it a crime to feel anguished and cry out for justice in the face of wanton, wholesale violation of human security and basic human rights? Even in the United States, the No 01 imperialist-terrorist super power, the media and civilian lobbies openly and constitutionally advocate for the truth and for justice against the horrible human rights violations committed in Abu Graib and Guantanamo and on the battlefields of Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan, and against its own people. Even though there exists the draconian Patriotic Act- much like the PTA- there the masses still enjoy the right to protest and resist any form of imperialist military aggression or any other violation of human rights. Besides, to refer to the crimes against humanity committed by the US and the NATO in Iraq and Afghanistan as a means of justifying the same here, expresses a twisted logic. Whether in Iraq, Afghanistan or Pakistan, or in Wanni, Mullaitivu or Sampur, such terrorist crimes against the people are to be condemned. Here, in Paradise, anyone who resists and opposes the political agenda of the regime is hunted and hounded as a terrorist and a traitor. Well, who is a traitor to some is a patriot to another. Depends on where you stand at the barricades.

For Weera (rent a mob) Monkey any anti MR statement is a pro LTTE statement.Not suprising people dont take him seriously!ps- What happen to that show case bribery incident? Why have we not had any arrest on bribery charges?Where's the money now?

Are you suprised he is not taken seriously?

Weera Monkey now complaining that he can't get a visa on his own to visit Europe or US without dove tailing with MR.

Sports Ministers declares that all SL cricketers can enter politics and become MP's.

What a short memory he has!I guess it depends on whose side you are batting?

What a daft statement!As much as i admired Sanath's cricketing skills, would it not been more skillful from a PR perceptive to admit that SJ is seeking a political career whilst his "twilight years" in the cricket field?